'Future Wood' by Barcham Trees

Trees Featured at the Show

Celtis australis
Nettle Tree

Cercis chinensis Avondale
Chinese Redbud

Corylus colurna
Turkish Hazel

Cupressus sempervirens Pyramidalis
Pencil Cedar

Ginkgo biloba
Maidenhair Tree

Ginkgo biloba Fastigiata Blagon
Maidenhair Tree

Gleditsia triacanthos Shade Master
Shademaster Honey Locust

Juglans regia
Common Walnut

Koelreuteria paniculata
Pride of India

Lagerstroemia indica Rosea
Pink Crape Myrtle

Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon
Sweet Gum Worplesdon

Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip Tree

Magnolia grandiflora Gallissoniere
Southern Magnolia

Ostrya carpinifolia
Hop Hornbeam

Parrotia persica
Persian Ironwood

Quercus palustris
Pin Oak

Styphnolobium japonicum ‘Regent’
Chinese Pagoda

‘Future Wood’ by Barcham Trees

The trees we plant today will still be standing long after the climate has changed beyond recognition. That simple truth is at the heart of a new collaboration between Barcham Trees and designers Hoblyn & White, which will be unveiled at the RHS Sandringham Flower Show this July.

The display takes its inspiration from the landscape beneath our feet. Using local Carrstone to create a sand and rock garden, the design embraces the kind of free-draining, drought-tolerant conditions that climate projections tell us are increasingly inevitable across much of Britain – longer dry spells, unpredictable rainfall, and summers that test even established plantings.

Set against this elemental backdrop, a curated selection of climate-resilient trees, grown by Barcham, and plants demonstrates that forward-thinking species choice need not mean sacrificing beauty. For gardeners looking to apply the same thinking at home, our guide to climate-resilient trees for UK gardens highlights small, medium and large trees suited to hotter summers, changing rainfall and other challenging conditions. Working alongside horticultural adviser Tony Kirkham MBE VMH, former Head of the Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Hoblyn & White has drawn on the latest climate science to develop a planting palette that is both botanically considered and genuinely inspiring.

The message is an urgent one. As native species come under increasing pressure, now is the time for gardeners, designers and the industry as a whole to ask hard questions about what we choose to plant – and why.

Advice & Tree Demonstration

Our Show Feature will be split into tree sections: Future Wood, Advice, and Demonstration area. Our interactive demonstration area will reflect best practice for tree planting, establishment, maintenance, and resilience.

The beautiful Sun Ray Garden Room supplied and built by Scott’s of Thrapston will sit among the trees, and shrubs grown by Rymer Trees and Hedging, to complete the area.

A Gift for The Royal Family

We are proud to be part of the show, but we are also excited about the activities after the event. As part of ‘Future Wood’ we will be including an instant size Ginkgo biloba that will later be relocated to the main garden on Sandringham Estate, as a gift to The Royal Family’s Estate.